Shafter Knoll
Shafter Knoll rises to 1,787 m in Nevada. Pilot Peak stands 3,235 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Shafter, a ghost town 6.1 miles away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49072508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1787 m
How to reach it
40 named places within 25 miles
- Rockland: 12.0 mi
- Twin Peaks: 12.3 mi
- Sam's Rock: 16.4 mi
- Leppy Peak: 17.9 mi
- Needle Point: 19.4 mi
- Summit Spring: 12.0 mi
- Mud Spring: 12.7 mi
- Spring Gulch Spring: 13.5 mi
- Mound Springs: 18.8 mi
- Lower Boone Spring: 20.1 mi
- Shafter: 6.1 mi
- Silver Zone: 10.8 mi
- Ola: 14.4 mi
- Cobre: 23.6 mi
- Toano: 25.0 mi
- Cabin: 12.0 mi
- Wendover Will: 17.9 mi
- Lincoln Highway Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Enola Gay Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Long Distance Telephone Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Victory Plaza: 17.8 mi
- West Wendover Equestrian Park: 18.2 mi
- Scobie Park: 18.8 mi
- Pilot Peak historic marker: 11.9 mi
- C-123 Provider: 19.9 mi
- Natural Arch: 15.8 mi
- Ninemile: 17.3 mi
- Historic Wendover Airfield: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shafter Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Peak | NE 45° | 3,235 m | 24.6 mi |
| Goshute Peak | SSE 162° | 2,916 m | 19.7 mi |
| Sam's Rock | NNE 19° | 2,362 m | 16.4 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SW 223° | 2,356 m | 12.3 mi |
| Ferguson Mountain | SSE 153° | 2,317 m | 24.5 mi |
| Black Point | SSE 156° | 2,078 m | 19.6 mi |
| Leppy Peak | E 87° | 2,030 m | 17.9 mi |
| Rishel Peak | E 82° | 1,873 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:32 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:30 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oasis, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 843590 — Shafter Knoll, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357549412
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